In 2025, Stuttgart received a visit from a rock legend in musical form. The worldwide celebrated musical “We Will Rock You” returns to Germany – and that exclusively in the Stage Palladium Theater Stuttgart. Also in the luggage: 24 of the largest queen songs in the English original, including classics such as “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Are The Champions” and “Don’t Stop Me Now”. You are dealing with more than one musical, but also with the trigger of a surprising second (cultural and commercial) career frozen one of the greatest bands ever.
When Freddie Mercury died on November 24, 1991, the story of Queen finally seemed sealed. The loss of a sized front man was so insurmountable. Unsurprisingly, the remaining queen members Roger Taylor, Brian May and John Deacon spent the coming years with estate administration and monument conservation.
Best-of-compilation, remaster versions of classic albums, a moving tribute concert in the Wembley Stadium and occasionally appearances with changing guest singers. Especially when bassist John Deacon finally retired from the public at the end of the 1990s, the end seemed sealed. Or should something come again?
The emergence of “We will rock you – the musical”
The answer followed in 2002. Together with the British writer and comedian Ben Elton, Brian May and Roger Taylor (with the blessing of their bandmate John Deacon) created a musical. And what one thing: “We will rock you” is by no means a sentimental revue with HIT-Medley.
Together they created a rock opera that brings us into a dystopian future that Orwell could not have sketched better: individuality is forbidden, thoughts are equal, real music is considered a dangerous relic. Instruments are prohibited, music is completely uniformed and controlled centrally. But there is resistance in the underground. A group of young Bohemians believes in a time when guitars meant somewhat. One of them: Galileo Figaro, the name is of course familiar to everyone.
Queen himself may have been surprised by how successful and durable the project would be. “We Will Rock You” celebrated its premiere in 2002 in the London Dominion and ran there for over twelve years. More than 4,600 shows in the British capital alone. This was followed by production in 17 countries, including Australia, Japan, Canada, South Africa and Germany. Over 15 million people worldwide have seen the show. In Germany it was around three million visitors, and the musical in the musical Dome Cologne was four years alone.
The radiance of the Queen songs
Back to the second career refrade: Two years after the premiere, Queen started touring again – initially with Paul Rodgers as a singer, since 2011 with Adam Lambert, who still honors and continues the heir from Freddie Mercury. You knew beforehand that her music is timeless. But how intensely new generations of Queen would discover for themselves showed “We Will Rock You – The Musical” impressively.
“We will rock you” has at least the same, maybe even more to do with a stadium concert than with pure musical theater. And that is his biggest advantage. Even those who normally avoid musicals get their money’s worth here: Because framed by a great story, the focus is on one thing: the radiance and imposing of the songs from Queen – and that with great band, great singers.
Information about the show in Stuttgart
In Stuttgart, you can convince yourself of this from October 2025. Namely with the celebrated musical actress Aisata Blackman, known from “Tina – the Tina Turner Musical”, in the role of the sized “Killer Queen”. The musical in the Stage Palladium Theater Stuttgart can be seen – in German -language version with songs in the English original. The premiere is on October 17, 2025, as early as October 12th, 14th and 15th there are exclusive previews.
“This show is loud, wild and uncompromising. It brings the essence of the world-famous queen songs on stage in an exciting scenery. Not as nostalgia, but as a loud call to individuality,” says Associate Director Elisabeth Engstler. Ben Elton’s book was completely revised for the Stuttgart revival. The show received new choreographies by Fabian Aloise (Broadway “Sunset Boulevard” with Nicole Scherzinger, West End “Evita” with Rachel Zegler) and a various, younger ensemble.
Queen are undoubtedly one of the biggest rock bands ever. Over 300 million albums sold speak for themselves. Likewise legendary: your appearance at Live Aid 1985 and the Wembley concert 1986. “Bohemian Rhapsody” reached twice 1 in Great Britain and was streamed over 2.6 billion times – that makes it the most streamed song of the 20th century. The Oscar-winning film “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2018) became the most successful music biopic of all time and made the band accessible to a new generation.
Tickets for “We Will Rock You” are from € 59.99 here available!